Saturday, December 31, 2016

Hello dear friends....wanted to pop in quickly to wish you all a Happy and safe New Year! I have a sweet little goody to share using Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts lovely Chipboard. I just can not get enough of it. I also wanted to share ...I am posting more and more on instagram. It is a new change for me and I am liking it! So please come and follow me over there. I also will be sharing my decor more and more in the new year..which is how this little blog got started to began with! It is a passion I would love to share more with you on instagram.

They have some of the most unique designs to their pieces.....I painted this easel frame with chalkboard paint and than aged and waxed it for a really neat old look.

Friday, December 30, 2016

Hi there! How was your Christmas? I know Christmas has come and gone but I have one more holiday card to share using Cheery Lynn Dies. It is my last guest post with them this month. I have had so much fun playing with their wonderful dies. I used the Shaker bell die again. This time using it to frame out this sweet little bird image. I topped the bell off with greenery from the Joy to the World wreath dies. Which I also used as my simple sentiment. I just snipped of the the rest of the sentiment and used the Joy.

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Hi folks...holidays have come and gone. Every year it happens faster and faster doesn't it? I have a project made for Gypsy Soul Laser cuts. today. A pretty card full of dimension. I started off with
the texture sheets in diamonds. I brushed on some pewter Faber Castel wax to areas of it and adhered it to my background papers.

I wrapped my seam bindings around the whole card and tied my ribbons to the left side of card. I added flowers and a gorgeous Pine tree from the Pine tree set. I covered it in faux snow.

See how you can see peek a boo images through the diamonds...love it!!!

I added some fun sentiments to my winter scene....using the 10 words set

Sunday, December 25, 2016

Merrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry Christmas to you all! I hope it is full of happiness and cheer. I have an old fashion Christmas card to share with you today made for RRR. My last holiday card for 2016. Thank goodness there is always next year. I am always sad to put the holiday goodies away.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Hi folks I have a fun guest post up at the Gypsy Laser Cuts blog today. I have had so much fun playing with their wonderful products. I am happy to share that I am joining their design team full time! So excited to create for them!

I loved playing with this adorable little house. I painted it red and than assembled it. It was so easy to put together and is very sturdy. It made the perfect home for my Santa whom I nestled behind a window.

This is one of Two posts for today!!!!!
In a couple of days we will see another Christmas eve come and go. It always makes me a bit sad but also makes me appreciate slowing down Taking it all in and just being in the moment. Appreciation of our families and traditions.
Sharing OUR family traditions and the last of my Christmas projects of this year. One of my favorite traditions to do each year is just to snuggle up in jammies and hot cocoa and watch old movies. "It's a wonderful life" with Jimmy Stewart, another would be "the man that came to dinner", and also "a Connecticut Christmas." Those are few of my favorites. I never tire of them and often wish I could be brought back to that era.
I am sure that has something to do with the type of projects I gravitate towards. I started with a wood clock base and turned it inside out and painted it. Than I added a neat knob to the top layered with snowflakes and ribbons, along with berries and some flowers.

I added several stickers from the Classic Christmas collection from Authentique. Also several poinsettias and botanica flowers. They all work so well together!

I painted and distressed all the edges for a worn appearance. I just love this christmas saying.

Here it is all done and ready! Great little Christmas shadowbox

Well that is it for me! Stay close to you and yours....and your littles...and enjoy!!!! Hope you enjoyed my sentimentality and my project. cherry

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Hi there paper peeps! I am guesting on the Cheery Lynn blog again today. Can you believe Christmas is just days
away? I have another Christmas card for you today. This time using the
Christmas Tree shaker die.
I cut it out three different times using different but matching papers
for uniformity. I wanted my middle tree to be my focal point so I used
foam adhesive to add dimension to it.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Hi folks...the count down continues to Christmas!!! Today I am up at the Gypsy Laser Cuts blog again. So excited to be joining in with GLC girls! Today I have an old fashion mitten ornament to share. I used the Mitten mini album.
Here is a quick little tutorial for you! I started by tracing my mitten onto pattern paper. I used some gorgeous plaid paper from Authentique. I love the homespun quality...perfect for my mitten.

Than cutting it out and adhering it onto the chipboard mitten. I sanded and distressed the edges a bit.

Gather up the GLC goodies you want to use to add personality. I decided to use a fun Victorian image to pair with the Windows 4 panel set. I also used the snowflake shape set. I inked my chipboard pieces with a bit of white ink and aged them lightly. I wanted to keep the kraft color but add a bit of white for a Winter appearance.

I made some handmade paper fringe using some vintage crepe paper. I inked the edges for an aged look. I wound some twine through the edge so the mitten can be hanged or tied to a package this holiday.

I started adding some goodies to the top of my mitten...adding seam binding, pinecone, berries, and greenery.

Next I layered my Victorian family onto my snowflakes

Last but not least I added a sentiment using the Words and phrases set. I added some faux snow and some rhinestones and was done!

Here it is done! All ready to hang on a tree or tie to a pretty package.